Our Bowlers Are Dominant And In A Good Shape: Babar Azam Ahead Of Clash Against India
Babar Azam has shown confidence on his team & said that India Pakistan matches are always full of high intensity
Mumbai: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Saturday said that his side has a good bowling attack and everyone experienced playing in big tournaments like World Cups, ahead of the most anticipated encounter in the cricketing history.
Replying to an ANI query during a pre-match press conference, Babar said, “Every team has their own strength; our bowling has always been dominant. When you want to win a big tournament, the onus is on the bowlers to perform well, our bowlers are in good shape. They have experience of playing big tournaments like Champions Trophy, World Cup.” Also Read: Pakistan Announce Their 12-Man Squad For T20 World Cup 2021 Match Against India
“I am always focused on keeping things simple, I try to stick by my game and I just want to take it ball by ball,” he added.
Team India will lock horns with Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday (October 24) evening at 7:30 pm IST at the Dubai International Stadium. Also Read: Pakistan Always Played Their Hearts Out Against India: Suresh Raina
It will be after two years that these two teams will battle it out on the cricket field, after having last played in the ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup in 2019.
“Our preparation is going well, we got good confidence by playing the warm-up games, we will try to give our best on the day. We have decided the 12 players that have been shortlisted for the game, we will name the eleven tomorrow,” said Babar.
“It is about staying relaxed, we are in constant touch with all the players. It is about playing well on the day. We have played a lot of crickets here; we know the conditions and we know how to go about it. We have gone for the players that we felt would be the best for the clash against India,” he added.
Babar meets their Prime Minister Imran Khan before coming to UAE. He gave a special message for the team, Babar said: “We met PM Imran Khan before coming here, he shared anecdotes from the 1992 WC triumph, but he gave no special message to us.”
Talking about India’s record against Pakistan in World Cups, Babar said: “It is about keeping things simple, we need to focus on the basics. We just want to give our best. We should not think about the past, records are made to be broken, we are just focused on what lies ahead.”
“It is a World Cup, you cannot take any game lightly. India Pakistan matches are always full of high intensity, you cannot be relaxed at any point. You have to do well in all three basics of the game — batting, bowling, and fielding. It is not like our bowling is under pressure, we tried different things in the warm-up games. I have full confidence in my team,” he added.
India is unbeaten against Pakistan in T20 World Cup, just like 50 over the world cup. The stakes are at an all-time high with Kohli and Co. As well as Babar-led team to keep up to the expectations of their fan.
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